Distilling with altitude
The modern whisky landscape is inhabited by a panoply of practitioners and spans six of the seven continents. From the traditionalists forging fantastic whiskies in Scotland, Japan, Canada, the US and beyond to the mercurial craft distillers dotting points all over the globe, great whisky really can be made virtually anywhere. Just a short while ago, no one would have thought that unforgettable drams would be pouring forth from countries and regions that, up until relatively recently, were not known for whisky production.
Single malt made in the polar reaches of the Arctic Circle? Yes, please. How about a dram or two from hot and humid Southeast Asia? Absolutely. Tequila and Mexico are intrinsically linked, but what about Mexican corn whisky matured in arid warehouses? Sounds delicious.
Of course, this is merely speculating about geography from the points of longitude and latitude. There is a rarely discussed third dimension to consider when it comes to whisky real estate:
